NI Si-ming,LV He-qun,XU Shu-ying,et al.Efficacy of electroacupuncture on acute intracerebral hemorrhage and its effect on serum AQP4 in patients[J].Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion,2023,43(10):1099-1103.
NI Si-ming,LV He-qun,XU Shu-ying,et al.Efficacy of electroacupuncture on acute intracerebral hemorrhage and its effect on serum AQP4 in patients[J].Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion,2023,43(10):1099-1103.DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20221019-0004.
Efficacy of electroacupuncture on acute intracerebral hemorrhage and its effect on serum AQP4 in patients
living ability and mental state of the patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH)
as well as aquaporin 4 (AQP4) in the serum after treated with electroacupuncture (EA) on the base of routine therapy of western medicine.
Methods
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Seventy-two acute ICH patients were randomized into an observation group (36 cases
4 cases dropped off) and a control group (36 cases
2 cases dropped off). In the control group
the conventional treatment was delivered such as stopping bleeding
preventing re-hemorrhage
controlling blood pressure
mitigating neural edema and reducing intracranial pressure. In the observation group
on the base of the treatment in the control group
EA was supplemented. Acupoints included Shuigou (GV 26)
bilateral Neiguan (PC 6) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6) etc. Electric stimulation was operated at Neiguan (PC 6) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6) on the same side
with disperse-dense wave
and 2 Hz/100 Hz in frequency
tolerable current intensity. Electric stimulation was delivered for 30 min in each treatment
once daily and for 6 times per week. The duration of treatment was 2 weeks in the two groups. Before and after treatment
changes of the scores of National Institutes of Health stroke scale (NIHSS)
modified Barthel index (MBI) and mini-mental state examination (MMSE)
as well as AQP4 content in the serum were observed in the two groups; the efficacy and safety were compared between the two groups.
Results
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The NIHSS scores and the serum AQP4 content decreased after treatment when compared with those before treatment in the two groups (
P
<
0.05)
while
MBI and MMSE scores increased (
P
<
0.05). In the observation group
NIHSS score and serum AQP4 content were lower than those of the control group (
P
<
0.05)
and MBI and MMSE scores were higher (
P
<
0.05). The total effective rate of the observation group was 93.8% (30/32)
higher than that of the control group (73.5%
25/34
P
<
0.05). The treatment in the two groups was safe
without adverse reactions and events occurring in the patients.
Conclusion
2
Electroacupuncture
on the base of conventional treatment of western medicine
can effectively improve the neural function
living ability
mental state and serum AQP4 content of the patients with acute ICH. It is suggested that the effective treatment by electroacupuncture may be related to the regulation of the serum AQP4 content.
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